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4Feb. 9: The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) awarded Ball State’s Miller Business Honors Program its Promising Practices Award. The award recognizes the program in student affairs and academic affairs collaboration. NASPA will present the award at its 100th annual national conference in Philadelphia.

4Feb. 10: Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee became the only coach in the program’s history to win three straight 20-win seasons. During his six-year tenure, the Cardinals have had postseason bids five times, with another one looking to come this season. Sallee came to Ball State from Eastern Illinois University.

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4Feb. 10: Ball State women’s soccer welcomed in a large class for the upcoming season, with players coming from as far as Trinidad and Tobago to as close as Lafayette, Indiana. In recent years, the women’s soccer team has had a run of success, winning two Mid-American Conference regular season titles in three years.

Snapchat updated and Shaun White wins 3rd campus freaked out Olympic gold

Numerous fatalities in Florida school shooting

4Feb. 14: Shawn White won his third gold medial in the Olympic men’s halfpipe to post a score of 97.75 for the 100th overall gold by the United States in the Winter Games. White, 31, is the first American male to win gold at three separate Winter Olympics. White finished fourth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

4Feb. 14: A shooting occurred Wednesday at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Students were sent rushing into the streets as SWAT team members swarmed in and locked the building down. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said at least 17 were killed. The shooter, a former student at the school, is in custody.

4Feb. 12: Last week, Snapchat updated its mobile app, resulting in outrage from students across campus, including on social media.

The new update integrated the app’s stories function with the user’s list of friends. This, in turn, makes a friend’s name appear first in a list, regardless of how recently they were contacted.

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Crime

Former professor pleads guilty

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A former Ball State professor accused of sexually assaulting a young boy entered a guilty plea to battery Monday. Melvin Sharpe, a former journalism professor who was 78 at the time of the arrest, now 81, was arrested in March 2015 on charges of child molestation and child solicitation. He was given the second charge of battery resulting in bodily injury Feb. 9.

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Senate to vote on House Bill 1315 The Indiana State Senate is slated to vote on House Bill 1315 Thursday.

The bill, if passed, would allow Ball State to assume responsibility for Muncie Community Schools. The bill has already passed the House floor, and if passed by the Senate, it will go to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk.

If passed by the governor, it will go into effect July 1.

Student Government

14 stations open during SGA elections

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In addition to online voting, students will be able to cast their ballots at 14 voting stations during the 2018 SGA Elections. The stations, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be located at The Atrium, Bracken Library and the Student Center Feb. 26 and at the David Letterman Building, Bracken Library and the Student Center Feb. 27.

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Indiana now one step closer to street-legal autonomous vehicles If the legislation passes, driverless cars would accompany Hoosier drivers on highways.

Hannah Gunnell Reporter Ninety-four percent of all motor vehicle accidents in 2016 were caused by human error, according to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration, and in 2015 alone, 25.2 percent of all deaths in the U.S. were caused by some sort of transportation accident, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistic Annual Report.

The autonomous car project, which began at Google X in 2009, aims to reduce traffic accidents, but with the introduction of these cars came the introduction of new legislation. Indiana House Bill 1341, a bill relating to the use of autonomous cars, is up for debate in the Senate.

The bill requires companies testing autonomous cars to have a permit. It also requires the autonomous cars in question to have all the

equipment needed to operate correctly and safely.

The author of the bill, Rep. Edmond Soliday, R-Valparaiso, said the bill has two goals.

“We can’t compromise Hoosier safety,” Soliday said. “[And] we want to ensure the door is open for research and quite frankly operation of autonomous vehicles.”

After its first reading in Senate, the bill was sent to the Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation.

As of right now, fully autonomous cars are illegal in Indiana, so HB 1341 works in favor of autonomous cars, allowing their production and use on public roads as long as the vehicle follows all state and federal laws.

Soliday and other members of Indiana State Government are working with Purdue University to perform research on autonomous cars.

Purdue also partnered with Pruv Mobility

Ecosystem to create a test track for autonomous cars.

John Fairbanks, the CEO of Pruv Mobility Ecosystem, said Purdue has been working on three aspects of autonomous driving.

First, Purdue focused on autonomous platooning cars, which would allow all cars in a platoon, or a line, to speed up or brake at the same time. The goal is that the first car in the line would have a driver in it and the following cars would be driverless.

Second, Purdue studied a driver’s actions while driving, for example, where the driver is looking, eating a snack or on his or her phone.

Third, Purdue is partnering with large companies that develop smart infrastructure, buildings and roads, which include the technology to communicate with the car about its surroundings.

“We’ve been fortunate over the past year, yearand-a-half, to work closely with each of those groups to see what their needs are and then to

We can’t compromise Hoosier safety. [And] we want to ensure the door is open for research and quite frankly operation of autonomous vehicles.”

- EDMOND SOLIDAY, Author of House Bill 1341 help them with the project we’re working on, to give them a place to go to test, to validate, and benchmark all of that technology,” Fairbanks said.

Contact Hannah Gunnell with comments at hrgunnell@bsu.edu.

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License plate sales allow Ball State students to receive financial aid

Through the sales, the Ball State Alumni Association awards $180,000 in scholarships annually.

Andrew Harp Reporter Driving down the street, you may come across a Ball State license plate, but there is more to those plates than Charlie Cardinal’s head.

The Alumni Legacy Scholarship program selects either incoming freshmen or enrolled students who are children or grandchildren of members of the Alumni Association to give a one-time scholarship award to help supplement their academic career.

Lori Corvino, the senior director of alumni engagement for stewardship and special events, said the purpose of the legacy scholarship program is to continue a family’s legacy of experience and loyalty to Ball State.

The scholarship program is 100 percent funded through the sales of Ball State license plates.

Because of this, the funding amount of each scholarship award is dependent on the amount received from license plate sales.

Corvino said buying a Ball State license plate is

both high-impact and low-commitment.

“It’s a really easy way to support Ball State University and the future of Ball State University and impact the life of a young person,” Corvino said.

Recipients of the scholarship are chosen by whether or not they are a full- time undergraduate student and have a parent or grandparent as an alumnus. The student also must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, according to the application.

Corvino said each year the association sees around 250-350 applicants. This year, the association is looking to award 75 scholarships and 100 next year as a part of the centennial celebration. She said the association typically gives out 50 awards of $2,500 each year.

The application also says a committee from the Alumni Council meets to review the applications and select recipients for the scholarship.

“The importance of a parent or grandparent or legal guardian to just share the experiences that have shaped and framed their life and their life choices and their professional paths,” Corvino

said. “The legacies are really long, and that means that the stories, and more importantly, the impact educationally and personally, had a really positive impact on that (graduate’s) life.”

There’s thousands of alumni, and that’s an easy way for them to be able to give back, just by simply buying a license plate.”

- AUSTIN ZIMMER, Recipient of scholarship Laura Cain, a member of the alumni executive committee and the chair of the legacy scholarship, said the scholarship is a good way to foster relations between alumni and students.

“I hope that someday the legacy scholarship

encourages those same students who are recipients to pay it forward in a way,” Cain said. “I think they’re very proud to be recipients. I hope that we’re also showing that alumni pride and giving back to our university, and in this case, giving back to young people.”

Austin Zimmer, a freshman finance major, is a recipient of the scholarship. His grandma is an alumna of Ball State. Zimmer said the scholarship allowed him to have financial freedom so he could focus more on his studies.

“I think it’s a good opportunity,” Zimmer said.

“There’s thousands of alumni, and that’s an easy way for them to be able to give back, just by simply buying a license plate.”

To date, over $2 million in scholarships have been awarded, with $25 of the $40 cost from each plate going toward the scholarship. On average, $180,000 are used for scholarships from the license plate sales annually.

Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu.

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama talks selfconfidence, empowerment in Indianapolis Casey Smith Editor-in-chief INDIANAPOLIS — A sold-out audience of more than 12,000 people filled Bankers Life Fieldhouse Tuesday evening where former First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged women, girls and a scatter of men to be “kind and open and generous and compassionate, showing empathy for others.”

The event, presented by Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, was moderated by Alecia DeCoudreaux, a founding board member of Women’s Fund.

Starting the conversation, Obama told the thousands of women and girls in the audience that positive role models — aside from celebrities — are crucial for young people.

“You don’t get anywhere in life without people holding you up, and I’m no exception” Obama said. “The truth is, the most important role models are right in front of you.”

Obama, who grew up on the south side of Chicago, said being raised with a close-knit family with relatives nearby helped her learn to be more confident and use her voice later on in life. As she continues to write her memoir, Obama added that the experiences she had as a girl are more profound now than when she was younger.

For women and girls, especially those of color, Obama acknowledged that many grow up with “doubts in their heads.”

“There are people who decide or are told growing up not to like you,” she said. “What you have to do is practice pushing through it. You have to practice achieving through other people’s low expectations of you.”

Speaking directly to young women in the audience — of which more than 300 were Indianapolis Public Schools students who received free tickets to the event — Obama said “you’re just as capable, if not more capable” than those who doubt you.

“The vast majority of kids of color are not in gangs, not doing drugs, they’re not robbing or stealing,” she said. “They’re me. I am the kid you’re afraid of.

“My advice to young people is put your work in and try. There are very mediocre people out there who run stuff, but nobody told them they can’t.

You’re just as capable, but you can’t be at the table if you’re not prepared.”

During her eight years in the White House, Obama said one of her missions was to bring more young people from across the country to Washington, D.C. By bringing students to meet artists, musicians, attend dinners and performances, Obama said the goal was to “encourage and inspire” the young visitors.

“We couldn’t get far when we lived in the bubble of the White House, but sometimes we could get out on the Truman Balcony and I would spend time thinking about the people outside at the gates, kids, looking in and thinking, ‘Will I ever be here?’”

Obama said. “For someone like me, and for those

My advice to young people is put your work in and try. There are very mediocre people out there who run stuff, but nobody told them they can’t. You’re just as capable, but you can’t be at the table if you’re not prepared.”

- MICHELLE OBAMA, Former First Lady

Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about positive role models for young people at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Feb. 13 for an event presented by Women’s Fund of Central Indiana. More than 300 Indianapolis Public School students received free tickets to the presentation. CASEY SMITH, DN kids outside, the answer was no — heck no. So we opened up the White House to those kids. It’s life-changing, and it means more to the kids than anyone else.”

Although Obama steered away from politics for most of the evening, she called on the audience to participate in public service, and most importantly, to vote.

“An active, engaged and informed electorate helps us all,” she said. “That’s what you can do right now.

Today. Don’t just vote every four years. Every office

matters — vote for whatever you can vote for.”

To end her visit, Obama encouraged the audience to be authentic, while also speaking up and advocating for themselves and others.

“What’s most important are our own individual actions each and every day and being a decent person,” she said. “Just try to understand what it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes, and remember that we’re all trying to get by. Assume the best in your neighbors, not the worst. If we act on decency and generosity, with some compassion and with an

open heart, nobody can take that away from you.”

Jennifer Pope Baker, executive director of Women’s Fund, said ticket sales from the evening’s event helped the organization raise $1 million for women and girls in the Indianapolis community.

The next Women’s Fund event will be held in October at The Indiana Roof Ballroom and feature keynote speaker Liz Murray.

Contact Casey Smith with comments at casmith11@bsu.edu or on Twiter at @SmithCaseyA.

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Amplify first slate to run unopposed in eight years

Left to right, Amplify’s Matt Hinkleman, Kyleigh Snavely, Isaac Mitchell and Jalen Jones Feb. 12 after being slated for the upcoming SGA elections. MADELINE GROSH, DN

Liz Reith Reporter For the first time in eight years, only one slate was nominated for the Student Government elections.

Amplify, the nominated executive slate, will campaign for Ball State students’ votes in the upcoming SGA election, but as it appears right now, they won’t have much competition.

“Only one slate was willing to take on leadership of the student governance system as executive members,” said SGA adviser Ro Anne Royer Engle. “It is disappointing that more students were not interested in executive board positions.”

In the past 30 years of Ball State student government, this has happened only three times. According to The Daily News archives, a slate ran unopposed in 1991 and 2010.

While there is only one slate running, students’ votes will still hold weight. Voters can either choose to vote for Amplify or cast a vote of no confidence, said elections board chair Abigail Gibbs. A vote of no confidence means the majority of voters do not support the policies a person or, in this case, a slate, promotes while running for a legislative role.

“No confidence means they don’t believe in the one option that they have. If there is a vote of no confidence, then the whole process begins again,” Gibbs said. “Students should still vote because they need to inform

themselves of this one slate and see if they are what they want to lead the student body. They still have a chance to make their voice heard.”

While there is currently one slate running, another slate can still be nominated by 5 p.m. Friday in order to run for student votes.

To run, a slate must have 400 signatures on a petition form, a $200 bond and a completed elections packet.

However, without a competing slate, SGA press secretary Josh Ratel-Khan said students will have to thoroughly examine Amplify’s platform points.

“When two slates run against each other, they check each other to make sure their policies and platform points are legitimate and can be executed. They are trying to poke holes in each others platforms,” Ratel-Khan said.

“Now the student body can check the slate.

Students have more of an opportunity to dive deeper into the slate and its platform points.”

Some students could even be critical of Amplify, said vice presidential candidate Matt Hinkleman.

“People will be hypercritical of us. They will say, ‘You’re the only slate running, no (one) will check your platform points, you will just walk in the position,’” Hinkleman said. “But we’ve done our research on our points, we are confident in our platform and we plan on continuing to work and research what the students want.”

Because of this criticism, Amplify members plan to campaign just as hard, with

AMPLIFY SLATE MEMBERS President:

Isaac Mitchell

Vice President:

Matt Hinkleman

Secretary:

Kyleigh Snavely

Treasurer:

Jalen Jones

or without another slate, to the student body, said treasurer candidate Jalen Jones.

Jones said Amplify plans to continue to campaign.

“We are going to campaign as hard as we can,” Jones said. “If another slate comes up, we are already 100 percent confident and 100 percent prepared.”

In order to keep giving students what they want, secretarial candidate Kyleigh Snavely said Amplify members will visit over 25 students organizations.

The slate will continue discussion on its platform points at the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate 8 p.m. Thursday in the Art and Journalism building, Room 175.

Because there will be no other competing slate, it will function more like a town hall discussion, said Ratel-Khan.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @liz_rieth.

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Cultural recognition through literature A Ball State professor writes and teaches about African American culture.

Elena Stidham Reporter Of the 653 million books printed in 2015, according to the data analytics company Nielsen, 86.2 percent of the authors were white, according to Data USA. But, in the case of Ball State’s English professors, literature written by black individuals is being taught in their classrooms, and some have even written books on the subject.

English professor Emily Rutter wrote two books about different aspects of African American history and culture and is currently working on a third about the impact African Americans have on sports and entertainment.

Her first book, “Invisible Ball of Dreams: Literary Representations of Baseball behind the

Color Line,” is about how baseball was a prominent aspect of African American communities during segregation. “The Blues Muse: Race, Gender, and Musical Celebrity in American Poetry,” Rutter’s second book, is about “how and why the blues are invoked as poetic muses.”

Rutter said it’s important for students to study African American literature because they’ve been a part of America’s history since the colonies.

“The first Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, centuries before the ancestors of most citizens of European descent. Thus, African American literature is an essential part of American literature, and should be included in any course or text with that title,” Rutter said.

“Yet, because of institutionalized racism, black literature was excluded from the American literary canon until quite recently.”

Even though February is Black History month, Rutter said black history should be celebrated all year round, especially in a classroom setting.

She teaches an African American Literature class and said that in class, her students study various

arrays of black literary texts, ranging from novels to Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”

“In all of these courses, I facilitate a classroom culture that encourages students to develop their own understandings of black cultural texts while developing an appreciation for the immense contributions that citizens of African descent make to American life and art,” Rutter said.

English professor Angela Jackson-Brown teaches African American literature in her English 405 class. She said students should be exposed to literature regardless of the author’s ethnicity.

“The readers are what make the literature memorable. Good literature is a dance between the mind of the writer and the imagination of the reader. There has to be a marriage (commitment) between readers and writers,” Jackson-Brown said. “The writer must find the words that will resonate within the mind and heart of the reader long after he/she puts down the book.”

Contact Elena Stidham with comments at emfloyd2@bsu.edu.

English professor Emily Rutter wrote two books about different aspects of African American history and culture. One of those books is “Invisible Ball of Dreams: Literary Representations of Baseball behind the Color Line.” AMAZON, PHOTO COURTESY

Five books to celebrate beyond Black History Month Editor’s Note: All information for this piece was gathered from Barnes & Noble.

Some Ball State professors say it’s important to read African-American literature both during Black History Month and after. Here are five award-winning books written by African American authors to get you started:

“The Color Purple”

Author: Alice Walker Year Published: 1982 Number of Pages: 288 Plot: After being abused by her family and grow-

ing up in rural Georgia, Celie ends up marrying an older, brutal suitor. She writes letters to God for 20 years to escape the harsh reality she lives in.

Along the way, Celie meets women who help her gain her life back.

Awards Won: Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award

“Salvage the Bones”

Author: Jesmyn Ward Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 288 Plot: As Hurricane Katrina threatens to hit the

town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, Esch and her three brothers are forced to face the aftermath of a hurricane without their parents. The 14-yearold protagonist helps keep the family together by protecting and nurturing her brothers.

Awards Won: National Book Award

“Homegoing”

Author: Yaa Gyasi Year Published: 2016 Number of Pages: 320

Plot: Gyasi follows the story of two half-sisters

from different villages in 18th-century Ghana, who both end up on different sides of the slave trade. Effia is married to an Englishman and lives a comfortable life in the Cape Coast Castle. Esi is imprisoned as a slave in the castle’s dungeon.

Awards Won: National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard First Book

“Brown Girl Dreaming”

Author: Jacqueline Woodson Year Published: 2014 Number of Pages: 368 Plot: Woodson shares what it was like to grow

up as an African American in the ’60s and ’70s through several poems. She touches on living with the remnants of Jim Crow laws and the growing

prevalence of the Civil Rights movement.

Awards Won: National Book Award, Coretta Scott King Book Award and NAACP

“The Sellout”

Author: Paul Beatty Year Published: 2015 Number of Pages: 304 Plot: After the main character’s sociologist

father dies in a police shooting in the outskirts of Los Angeles, he sets out to save California from further embarrassment. With the help of Hominy Jenkins, he reinstates slavery and segregation at the local high school, which lands him in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Awards: The Man Booker Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award - Staff Reports

Ball State graduate becomes officer with University Police Department Andrew Smith Reporter A recent Ball State alumnus is returning to campus — but this time, it’s to patrol the streets.

Brock Bevans, who graduated July 2017 with a degree in criminal justice and criminology, started the field training program, a training curriculum that all new Ball State officers go through. The program helps potential officers become familiar with department-specific policies and the layout of campus.

The 24-year-old Yorktown native said he

has always wanted to be a police officer, and was inspired by stories from friends and family members who are in law enforcement.

“I also have had many family members who have graduated or have worked for Ball State University,” Bevans said. “They all had positive experiences with the university and hold it in high regard.”

Bevans was hired by the Ball State University Police Department in October 2017, and soon thereafter went to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA).

At ILEA in Plainfield, Indiana, officer Bevans went through basic training, which teaches new

police officers from all over the state the specifics of being an officer.

Courses at ILEA span various topics, such as physical training, firearms training, vehicle crash investigations, criminal investigation training, physical tactics, domestic violence, emergency vehicle operations and sexual assault training.

“During my 15 weeks of training, I learned a lot about law enforcement, and it provided a good foundation of skills that I can build upon,” Bevans said.

During the FTO program at Ball State, Bevans will train with veteran officers during all three

shifts — morning, midday and night. On those shifts, Bevans will respond to calls and participate in community policing events.

Once Bevans completes the 15-week FTO program, he will be on patrol by himself. Bevans said he is most looking forward to meeting and interacting with people around campus.

“Having graduated from Ball State, I knew what a good place it was, and it seemed like a perfect fit for me,” Bevans said.

Contact Andrew Smith with comments at ajsmith15@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @AndrewSmithNews.

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Men’s Basketball

#MuncieOut returns for men’s basketball

Breaking

RECORDS One of Ball State’s biggest attendance draws of the season returns when Ball State men’s basketball takes on Western Michigan Feb. 23. The 9 p.m. tip-off will come as the Cardinals prepare to earn a top-four spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament. It includes $1 hot dogs.

Women’s Tennis

Women’s tennis team off to a strong start Ball State women’s tennis continued its early season success with a 6-1 win over Valparaiso Saturday. With the victory, the two-time reigning Mid-American Conference regular season champions improve to 4-2 on the season.

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Carmen Grande became Ball State’s all-time assist leader as a junior.

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Half of Ball State’s teams in action It’s a busy time for Ball State athletics, with 10 different athletic teams competing last weekend. While staying up with all the news may be difficult, the Daily News has created an easy way to catch up with the weekend review on Monday. See more on ballstatedaily.com.

ON BALLSTATEDAILY.COM: STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL OF BALL STATE’S ATHLETIC TEAMS ONLINE.

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Playing ‘big’ has translated to big wins for Ball State men’s basketball Sophomore forward Kyle Mallers drives the ball in against Bowling Green during the Cardinal’s game against the Falcons Feb. 6 at John E. Worthen Arena.

Ball State defeated Bowling Green with a last-second three point shot by Taylor Persons, making the score 59-56.

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A rebound-first mindset has been paying off for the Cardinals.

Robby General Reporter Ball State looks like a completely different team compared to the beginning of the season, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

In the midst of a three-game winning streak, including victories in five of their last six games, the Cardinals are attacking the glass more than ever and it’s paying off. Wins are starting to string together for Ball State (17-9, 8-5 MAC) who currently sits alone at third place in the MidAmerican Conference.

So what’s the difference? The Cardinals are bigger than ever — utilizing Trey Moses at the 5, Tahjai Teague at the 4 and Kyle Mallers at the 3 –— and they’re starting to figure out how to take full advantage of that.

“We’re a lot bigger, and it’s about those guys relentlessly crashing and making [other teams] pay

a price,” head coach James Whitford said.

And pay a price they have. In the previous six games, Ball State has outrebounded opponents by nearly seven rebounds a game, including the dominating +19 performance against Akron on the road.

At the beginning of the season, the Cardinals defined themselves as a “3-point shooting team.”

That’s when players like Jeremie Tyler and Jontrell Walker were on the roster; when combined with Tayler Persons, Sean Sellers, Francis Kiapway and Mallers, it was easy to believe that this would be a deep shooting team.

With two players off the team and Kiapway struggling to shoot, Ball State isn’t that team anymore. But sitting at eighth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage as a team, and showing no sign of rising from that spot, probably doesn’t bother the Cardinals.

“Everyone knows their roles, they’re defined at this point and its based on us being confident and trusting each other,” Sellers said. “I think that’s big and something that we’ve handled the past couple games.”

Four players are averaging more than 10 points per game, including Tayler Persons, who leads the way with 14.7. A majority of those points are coming from inside the arc, though.

Prior to its travel to Akron, Ohio, Ball State was practicing getting the ball inside more. Getting the ball to 6-foot-8-inch Teague and 6-foot-9-inch Moses is allowing the Cardinals to score more — they’ve both put up 20-plus points each of the last

Everyone knows their roles, they’re defined at this point and its based on us being confident and trusting each other. I think that’s big and something that we’ve handled the past couple games.”

- SEAN SELLERS, Ball State men’s guard two games — and it has resulted in nights like those against Akron and Kent State, where Ball State had 40 and 50 points in the paint, respectively.

Getting the ball down low has its obvious benefits, raising team field goal percentage and giving an offense a greater chance to pull in rebounds on that end of the floor, but it’s proven to have some other benefits for the Cardinals as well, opening up shots for guys like Mallers, Sellers and even sophomore Josh Thompson when needed.

“We have to be able to get the ball inside,” Whitford said. “We’re a big, physical team, we have to make sure we can get the ball inside to Trey and Tahjai. It helps everybody, opens up the outside, too.”

Moving forward, things don’t get easier for Ball State, who plays Toledo (19-7, 11-2 MAC), Northern Illinois (11-5, 4-9 MAC) and Western Michigan (15-11, 7-6 MAC), all teams in the West Division, all trying to separate themselves before the MAC Tournament begins.

Ball State, however, is playing some of its best basketball all year, and that fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by the players.

“We’re coming together as a team and everybody is trying to share the ball,” Teague said. “When we’re all in there as a team, to me, I feel like we’re the best team in the conference.”

Contact Robby General at rjgeneral@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @rgeneraljr.

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Ball State’s new all-time assist leader Grande, a junior from Spain, continues to get her name in the women’s basketball record books.

Zach Piatt Reporter Carmen Grande has been a staple, if not the staple, of Ball State’s offense since her freshman year in 201516. And now, she’s etched yet another spot for her name in the women’s basketball record book.

The junior guard became Ball State’s all-time in her six-assist effort against Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan Saturday. Just another pass between Grande and Jasmin Samz on the fastbreak as the clock wound down in the first half in Kalamazoo, Michigan was anything but.

The guard from Madrid has racked up 630 career assists and has a chance to break her own single season assist record of 244. She’s at 227 as the Cardinals go into the last five games of the regular season.

Some just see the flashy point guard, second in the NCAA in assists per game with 9.5 on the now 20-4 Cardinals team, but Ball State women’s head basketball coach Brady Sallee knows that she’s so much more than that.

“You’re talking about a kid that single-handedly has changed our approach to offense,” Sallee said. “You hear coaches all the time talk about players that can make other players better. She does that.”

Since her arrival in the 2015-16 season, Ball State’s offense has moved from the middle of the pack to one of the most prolific scoring teams in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals have gone from averaging 68.8 points per game to 82.3 at this point in the season.

Nearly every assist record in Ball State’s record book can be broken by Grande by the time she graduates.

She already boasts the single-game, single-season average and career total. Grande, however, is not caught up in her stats, giving credit to her teammates.

“It means a lot that my teammates trust me and rely on me,” Grande said. “I take it as a reward for all the hard work we all put in.”

That hard work is something Grande is familiar with and it’s paid off. She’s started every game in her Ball State career, with both her assists per game and points

per game doubling in that span.

Part of that improvement has been her work in the weight room, according to Sallee, which allows her play to be more physical.

“Sometimes we have to get her out of the gym just to get her some rest,” Sallee said. “When you have a kid like that who works that hard, it’s a lot of fun to coach her and help her get better. That’s the best thing about her. As good as she is, she continually wants to get better.”

Before Ball State, Grande played overseas in Spain, where she was a member of the 2012 and 2013 Madrid Championship team and a three-time bronze medalist in the Spanish Championships. Grande said the game is less physical overseas, and that is where she developed the art of passing.

“When I was really little my dad just told me, ‘Try to go left, try to go left,’ so I could use both hands equally,” Grande said. “Growing up we worked on passes and it came naturally after the years.”

Grande brought her style of play to the United States, and one thing she does better than most is play fast. Ball State averages 14.9 fast break points per game, and they have Grande to thank for it.

“The way she plays has rubbed off on us a little bit,” Sallee said. “Sometimes I even step back and become a fan when she goes up and down.”

Becoming a fan of the flashy point guard has only gotten easier over time with the team’s thirdstraight 20-win season, sporadic Top 25 votes and broken records.

If all this wasn’t enough, Grande is getting attention from multiple professional coaches. Sallee said it is an eye-opening experience when WNBA coaches call to talk about how good she is.

“When you’re with somebody every day, you don’t fully appreciate how good they are,” Sallee said.

“Some kids have it and some kids don’t. Clearly we found one that does.”

Contact Zach Piatt with comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @zachpiatt13.

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Princesses, pirates join gymnasts at Royal Ball Ball State’s gymnastics team hosted its sixth-annual Royal Ball Feb. 9 at the Horizon Convention Center in downtown Muncie. The ball paired real, live Disney princesses with their younger counterparts on the dance floor. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN

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Creating an unforgettable experience Jack Williams Reporter There was an extra member on the Ball State gymnastics’ team during its come-from-behind victory over Bowling Green. From the team huddle to the Cardinals’ comeback performance on the floor event, 6-year-old Halleigh Lynn Chitwood stood close by.

Chitwood’s childhood hasn’t been easy. In October 2016, she was diagnosed with leukemia and has been undergoing treatment ever since. Still, Chitwood continued to stay involved in gymnastics in her hometown of Marion.

For the past two months, however, she’s been on a bigger stage, serving as an honorary member of the Ball State gymnastics team.

Every offseason, the gymnastics team tries to connect to the local community. Events like the Royal Ball, which invites local families to join in a princessthemed dance, is just one example of that.

This year, however, the team wanted to do something more. They wanted to have a stronger connection with the community. They wanted to give a child an experience she would never forget.

And in two short months, they seem to have done just that.

“I had a great time with the team,” Chitwood said.

“It was awesome.”

In late October, assistant coach Jessie DeZiel said she contacted the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After a few months searching for the right individual, they came back with a perfect match.

“They picked Chitwood and I was really excited,” DeZiel said. “The Make-A-Wish people contacted me and they said they had found a girl who was involved with gymnastics, so she already knew a lot about the sport.”

Right after Christmas, Chitwood found out she would be spending two months 45 minutes down the road in Muncie. According to Jenna Ropp, Chitwood’s mother, she was ecstatic walking into the gym for the first time.

“She was extremely excited when she walked into the gym,” Ropp said. “It’s been great to see her run around during practices, because for a while she did not have a lot of energy. It was really great to see that because a lot of time, chemo takes a toll on [a] kid’s energy.”

Chitwood’s excitement to join the team was matched by the gymnasts, who were unaware of their new teammate until a few days before her arrival.

“We’ve seen some other teams do the same thing, so we’ve always wanted to do something like this,” senior Baylee Bell said. “When she came in the first day, you could see the excitement on her face, and probably the excitement on our faces as well.”

As the team prepared for the season, so did Chitwood. She would have a few exhibition performances in the February home meet, so she did what she needed to in the gym in order to prepare.

“Walking on the balance beam was my favorite part,” Chitwood said. “I like to balance on the balance beam and jump on the trampoline. I can do a twist in the air on the trampoline.”

Outside of the gym, the team made sure their

newest teammate had everything prepared for the upcoming Royal Ball as well, ensuring Chitwood was fit for royalty.

“For the ball, we did a ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ kind of thing where she picked out her dress,” Ropp said.

“After we picked out her shoes and all her jewelry for the ball, she met back up with the team to prepare for the meet.”

After dancing the night away Friday, it was show time. On top of duties like participating in an exhibition beam performance, judging a dance contest and picking a raffle winner, Chitwood was on the sidelines supporting the team rally back to beat Bowling Green 195.000-194.275.

While the team helped Chitwood along, both inside and outside the gym, Chitwood seems to have awoken the inner littler girl in her fellow teammates as well.

“We remind them that when things are tough or you’re struggling, just go back to why we are doing this,” head coach Joanna Saleem said. “A lot of them are doing this for the little girl they used to be. There’s so many young gymnasts that look up to them, and knowing that there’s a little girl out there they get to do this for makes this a win-win.”

As Chitwood’s stint with the team concluded, players like Bell said the experience served as a reminder to appreciate every day spent competing.

DeZiel, who had been in contact with Ropp from the beginning and was a major force in bringing Chitwood into the gym, said seeing her smile means everything.

“It means a lot to see someone go through something like this and to look back at your life and say, ‘It’s not the best day in your life, but there are worse things going on with people who aren’t as grateful and blessed as you,’” DeZiel said. “Just to see her smile every day, every time she is in the gym, it really makes my day.”

Chitwood was only a team member for two short months, but the memories made are likely not to be forgotten by her or anyone on the Ball State gymnastics team.

“She has loved the time she has spent with the team,” Ropp said. “It’s all she talks about with everybody. This is an experience she will never forget.”

Contact Jack Williams with comments at jgwilliams@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @jackwilliamsBSU.

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After month on road, there’s no place like home for Ball State men’s volleyball

Sophomore outside hitter Blake Reardon receives a serve from a Harvard player during the beginning of the third set Jan. 20 at John E. Worthen Area. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE

Nate Fields Reporter The top 10 competition keeps coming for Ball State men’s volleyball.

After falling in five sets at No. 5 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State over the past two weeks, Ball State (5-7, 0-2 MIVA) will return to Worthen Arena for the first time since Jan. 20 when the team faces a pair of Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association foes in No. 8 Lewis and No. 6 Loyola-Chicago. When the weekend concludes, Ball State will have faced five of the current top 10 teams in the nation.

“The fact that we’re playing in an arena that our guys are used to and that other teams aren’t as used to, I think that’s our big advantage,” head coach Joel Walton said. “We have to play well at home in our league. That’s just critical.”

The Cardinals have fared much better at home

than on the road this season. Four of their five wins of the year have come inside Worthen Arena.

After losing to Ohio State in heartbreaking fashion and to McKendree in four sets last weekend, Walton admits there has been a different kind of energy in practice.

“The honest answer would be tense,” Walton said. “The guys are not happy with how things have been going. It’s natural when you’re a competitor and things haven’t gone your way recently. You’re doing some soul-searching; you’re looking at your teammates; you’re looking at a lot of different things to try to get back on track.”

For the team, putting together strings of solid play has been one of the primary issues. In Ball State’s seven losses, the team has won the first set four times.

“We’re struggling to play consistently,” Walton said. “We’re putting ourselves in position to win games, and we’ve lost a few close games. And we’ve put ourselves in positions to win matches

too, and we’ve let the matches slip away as well.”

For the team’s matchup against Lewis (8-3, 2-0 MIVA), getting the ball past its block will be key for Ball State. The Flyers enter the week ranked second in team blocks per set with 2.72. Walton said keeping Lewis’ block honest will start with his team’s ability to handle their serve and put Ball

We’re putting ourselves in position to win games, and we’ve lost a few close games. And we’ve put ourselves in positions to win matches too, and we’ve let the matches slip away as well.”

- JOEL WALTON, Men’s volleyball head coach

State’s setters in position to run an efficient offense near the net. Eighth-ranked Lewis will enter Friday’s contest on an eight-match winning streak.

Sixth-ranked Loyola-Chicago (9-2, 2-0 MIVA) enters the weekend on a seven-match winning streak. Freshman Garrett Zolg comes into the weekend as one of the best in the nation at setting his teammates up for kills. The setter is 11th in the country in assists per set at 9.97.

Senior Jeff Jendryk has been one of the most efficient attackers in the nation for Loyola-Chicago.

The middle blocker is ranked third nationally with a .481 hitting percentage. Walton called Jendryk, who has trained with the U.S. men’s national team, a dynamic and physical player.

Ball State will look to get back on track at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Lewis. The match against Loyola-Chicago is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Contact Nate Fields with comments at nefields@ bsu.edu or on Twitter at @NateNada.

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Newest chef at Tally Food Court brings fresh skills, ideas Melissa Kraman Reporter Walking into the Student Center, the mouthwatering aroma of freshly-baked gourmet pizza lures students straight to the Tally Food Court, where Matt Hunter, the newest addition to the staff, can be found cooking.

As a chef, Hunter cooks common favorites and creates fresh ideas for the Ball State community to enjoy.

From working in restaurants to catering, cooking and overseeing patient meals at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Hunter has always enjoyed making food, and attended culinary school at Ivy Tech in Muncie.

After listening to family members who have worked for Ball State express their satisfaction with the university, Hunter decided to apply to work on campus.

“Matt’s experience, combined with his eagerness to work for Ball State Dining, made him the right candidate for the chef position,” said Jill Jackson, general manager at the food court.

Since Dec. 4, Hunter said he has enjoyed interacting with students and staff, as well as having the chance to work with the Rinker Center for International Programs, where he helps develop dishes that correspond with the lunchtime cultural exchange presentations that are held on Wednesdays.

The Chef’s Table is also something that Hunter said he is excited about because it gives him the chance to prepare creative dishes in front of customers.

The table offers dinner options — like gourmet pizza and macaroni and cheese — and also includes a monthly grill.

“The specials are usually a creative twist on what you might expect to see at a grill,” Hunter said. “For example, this month’s special is a pork carnitas sandwich, but instead of being served on a bun, we’re serving it over Mexican cornbread and topping it with cumin sour cream, black beans, and red onions pickled in-house.”

In addition to cooking, Hunter also helps with inventory, monitoring product quality, menu planning and more.

Hunter said adjusting to his busy schedule has been “smooth,” and he is constantly learning with the Tally staff, who assist him along the way.

“Their willingness to teach me how things work here and to answer all my questions has helped me feel really supported here,” Hunter said. “The students and staff have been a great help in the transition just by showing their excitement that I’m here and that the [Chef’s Table] is continuing.”

Currently, Hunter said he is striving to promote healthier lifestyles by helping the Tally Center implement a grab-and-go vegetarian lo mein bowl after working with Ball State Dining to read the

Students introduce a new form of dance to campus The RedPrint Step Team allows students to explore their talents Gabi Glass Reporter Ball State students Kennedy Mosley and Talin Ivey’s passion for dance inspired them to bring a new type of club to campus this semester.

Mosley, a sophomore telecommunications major, and Ivey, a freshman nursing major, started the RedPrint Step Team to bring a unique genre of dance to the University and give students a new creative outlet to express themselves.

Ivey described step as “a type of dance that is based off rhythmic stomping and clapping.”

While other forms of dance are performed to prerecorded music and follow the beat of a song, there is no music involved in step. Instead, Mosley said step dancers make the beat and music with their bodies.

Both Mosley and Ivey have been Step dancing

for several years through teams in their home towns and wanted to bring the experience to Ball State.

“Step is a way for me to not only express myself through a unique dance form, but it’s also a way to make people feel that passion through the music I make with the rhythms created with the moves,” Ivey said.

While the process of creating the team, which included attending a workshop and creating a constitution, took some time, Mosley said she had no trouble finding the required eight individuals interested in joining the club. In fact, Mosley was able to find 28 students.

Tryouts were held to determine who would be on the team, but Mosely said anyone is eligible to audition, regardless of their past experience.

Now that team members for this semester have been selected, the group practices on Sundays and Thursdays for two to three hours in the Student Recreation Center.

The group is preparing to perform at shows around campus, but they also plan to host their own showcases and partner with other organizations at Ball State.

Contact Gabi Glass with comments at grglass@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @gabiglass.

The students and staff have been a great help in the transition just by showing their excitement that I’m here and that the [Chef’s Table] is continuing.”

- MATT HUNTER, Chef at Tally Food Court

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“There is so much about [being a chef] that I love: the fact that food or that the smell of a food can take you back to a particular place, the look on someone’s face the first time they try a new food

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BSU alumnus continues to animate, run his business alongside coworkers and a cartoon cat Jim Davis has no plans to retire and seeks to keep Garfield “alive and strong.”

Elena Stidham Reporter Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie.

Walt Disney once said “It was all started by a mouse,” but for Ball State alumnus Jim Davis, it all started with a cat.

Since 1978, Garfield the cat has been recognized by different comic strips and television screens, and in 1981, Davis established Paws Inc. to keep his licensing for the famous cat.

Davis said he was “wholly unprepared” for the success of Garfield, but gives the credit to Garfield’s relatability.

“I like to joke that there must be something in the water in Indiana — but seriously, I think people enjoy Garfield because he deals with a couple of

I like to joke that there must be something in the water in Indiana — but seriously, I think people enjoy Garfield because he deals with a couple of universal truths.”

- JIM DAVIS, Cartoonist universal truths,” Davis said. “We all love to eat.

We all love to sleep. There’s a lot of comedy that can be mined just from those two subjects.”

Since the creation of Paws Inc., the company has undergone many changes to keep up with modern times. Davis said he is keeping his “eyes and ears open” to any new technology that would efficiently help evolve the company further.

“In 1981, we had a handful of artists and licensing managers in-house and that was really all we needed for the first couple of years. We created all the art on paper and used U.S. Mail and shipping services to get the art to the client,” Davis said. “That system was outmoded thanks to computers — we built an online art bank that licensees and agents could access, and created our own software, enabling clients to submit their approvals online. It drastically reduced the turnaround time from concept to final product.”

Upgrading to an online art bank also helped Davis collaborate with some of his artists like Brett

Koth, who currently lives in Virginia.

“The working relationship Jim and I have hasn’t really changed all that much, though. Working on the computer allows me to email him sketches and writing straight from the tablet that I draw on,” Koth said. “He has the same kind of tablet in his office, enabling us to kick ideas and doodles back and forth quickly.”

Davis said the staff at Paws Inc. has bonded together as “lifelong friends,” and he hopes to keep the private company within this family and in the Midwest.

“I’d say Paws Inc. is a family affair, yes, and I do hope it will go on forever. I’m teaching the grandkids to draw!” Davis said. “Life is good here. It’s simple. You can raise a family and live affordably. The only traffic issue I have is if I get behind a tractor. I love the four seasons, I love the honesty and work ethic of Midwesterners, and I love having family nearby.”

Because of how close the staff is, each member of the Paws Inc. family has their own unique memory from working with Davis that they treasure. Koth said one of the most memorable moments of working with Davis was hearing him snort while reading something he had written.

“If it got a snort, I knew I’d done good,” Koth said.

Kim Beasley, public relations director for Paws Inc., said she will never forget co-writing an episode that was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

“Jim graciously allowed me to serve as the co-writer of Garfield’s Thanksgiving Special [on CBS-TV],” Beasley said. “That was a pretty heady experience, to say the least. We didn’t win, unfortunately, there was another animated series nominated that was new on the scene — ‘The Simpsons.’”

Beasley also said working at Paws Inc. means that no two days are exactly alike, and after 34 years, she is still learning every day.

“We all wear many different hats at Paws. It sounds cliché to say that no two days are the same, but it’s true … I’ve been in a production meeting on our animated shorts with the producers in France via Google Hangouts,” Beasley said. “Next, I’ll be working on creating custom and look-alike audiences for a client on Facebook, then I hope to write a press release for Garfield’s 40th birthday, which we’ll be celebrating on June 19th this year. Needless to say, there’s a lot of diversity in the day.”

Davis said his goal for Paws Inc. is simple: keep Garfield alive and strong.

“Our goal is to protect the integrity of the

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character by being diligent in the approvals process which our licensees must all go through before their product hits the market,” Davis said.

“Also, our goal is to keep the character fresh and relevant by looking for new ways to entertain today’s consumer.”

Davis added that he prides himself on being a “self-starter” with Garfield, and feels growing up on a farm made him unafraid of hard work. He

also said Garfield has been “very good” to him, and he is not planning on leaving “the cat” behind anytime soon.

“I’ve often joked that I’d retire when you had to pull the pencil out of a cold, dead hand,” Davis said. “So, no, I am not planning to retire, although I do try to slip in more golf with each year.

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BSU Alumna in “Crazy For You” workshop Alexandria Van Paris gets swing role, opportunity to work with director Susan Stroman Carli Scalf Reporter Alexandria Van Paris had made it. After 330 auditions and over a decade of anticipation, she was finally working with theater director and choreographer Susan Stroman. According to many, however, Van Paris’ real accomplishment isn’t getting cast in the “Crazy For You” workshop; it’s the determination, tenacity and heart she’s kept

Whether she’s playing an ensemble member or Roxie Hart, she attacks everything with the same commitment, fervor and passion. She’s always the most pleasant person in the company.”

- MICHAEL DAEHN, Associate theatre professor throughout her career.

“She is very driven, and determined to do the thing,” said Ball State voice teacher Jodi Cotton. “She just kept her nose to the grindstone and is one of those people that went to every audition she could find.”

Van Paris began performing at six years old. Her father, a choreographer in Indianapolis, and her mother, who performed in college, inspired and encouraged her career. Van Paris continued to follow in her father’s footsteps by attending his alma mater, Ball State.

“Most of the schools I was looking at were conservatory schools, but myself and my parents thought I would benefit from a fullyrounded education,” she said.

During her time at Ball State, Van Paris improved her performance skills. While she’s always been a strong dancer and singer, associate theater professor Michael Daehn said it was most interesting to watch Van Paris hone her acting skills. The two worked together on the play “Reasons to Be Pretty,” the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” and a Muncie Civic Theatre production of “Chicago,” in which Van Paris played lead character Roxie Hart.

Daehn calls her a “known triple threat” and praises the energy she brings to a production.

“Alex is one of the most grounded, Indiana-homespun young ladies I’ve ever met in my life,” Daehn said. “Whether she’s playing an ensemble member or Roxie Hart, she attacks everything with the same commitment, fervor and passion. She’s always the most pleasant person in the company.”

Since moving to New York City post-graduation, Van Paris has been cast in many contract shows, performing across the country in places like Georgia, New Jersey and Illinois. It was in North Carolina in 2015 that she met Jeff Whiting while working on the world premiere of “Chasing Rainbows.”

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Alumna returns to BSUDM to support family Anna Muckenfuss will be thinking of her cousin with cystic fibrosis Saturday.

Nicole Thomas Reporter If Ball State alumna Anna Muckenfuss were to personify the Ball State Dance Marathon Morale Committee, she would use her sixyear-old cousin Dean to represent the group.

“Morale is very colorful and bright and energetic and just won’t shut up — that’s the kind of committee we are, and that’s the kind of person he is,” Muckenfuss said.

While Muckenfuss graduated in the fall of 2017, she was allowed to return and participate for this year’s Ball State Dance Marathon.

Muckenfuss will help lead the line dance on stage, and as she works to keep the dancers’ spirits up throughout the night, she will be thinking of Dean.

Shortly after Dean was born, he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes a build-up of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and digestive system.

“We could barely touch him the first couple years of his life,” Muckenfuss said. “We couldn’t hold him for a long time, and we felt distanced from him, which was frustrating because we were so excited to have this new baby in the family.”

Dean, who is now in first grade, has trouble digesting certain enzymes, so he has to take the enzymes before he eats. He also does daily breathing treatments with a nebulizer, and often wears a vest that shakes his chest to get the mucus loose from his lungs.

Fortunately for Dean, doctors were able to diagnosis his condition

at birth and start treatments early on, but this doesn’t happen for everyone diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. For people who were born in 1996 like Muckenfuss, it could have taken years before doctors discovered that a patient has cystic fibrosis. “[Patients] would be 3 or 4 years old before they find out, and by that time, they would have already sustained tons of lung damage because this thick mucus scars their lungs and makes it really, really difficult to breathe,” Muckenfuss said. “Because Dean’s had this treatment since he was a baby, he’s going to live much longer than people born at the same time I was would live.”

Dean goes to Riley Hospital every few months for check-ups, but Muckenfuss said he still gets sick because cystic fibrosis causes his immune system to be limited, making it easier for him to catch illness.

“Just by looking at him, you wouldn’t know he has this genetic disease, but he does,” Muckenfuss said. “You’re reminded of that when he goes to Riley and ha[s] the port put in his chest so they can do IV medications. And that’s difficult.”

Outside of his treatments and check-ups, Dean acts like a typical first-grader. His talkative, opinionated and lively personality, along with his love for being the center-of-attention, reminds Muckenfuss of herself, she said.

Muckenfuss and Dean developed a special relationship when Dean’s little sister was born. She would pay extra attention to him when family was over and ended up becoming Dean’s “favorite person.” Their relationship is what lead her to involve Dean in Dance Marathon as a Riley kid.

“We wouldn’t have the Dean that we do, who’s so special and

able to do things that normal kids do, if we didn’t have Riley to help him with that and make him that way,” Muckenfuss said. “He wants to run around and be with his friends, and he’s able to have sleepovers with kids his age because Riley has helped him to the point where he can act like a normal kid.”

During each meeting for the morale committee, members share a Riley story to remind themselves of why they participate in Dance Marathon.

After Muckenfuss shared her story, her Sigma Kappa sorority sister Emma Nossem, a senior vocal performance major, said she felt instantly more connected with Muckenfuss and realized the two of them share a similar motivation for being involved in Dance Marathon.

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6 P.M. CHARLOTTE’S WEB Muncie Civic Theatre presents the stage adaptation of E.B. White’s classic novel “Charlotte’s Web” in the Studio Theatre. The show will run Feb. 16-18 and 23-25.

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Whiting happened to be Susan Stroman’s associate choreographer. After the show ended, Van Paris stayed in touch, and in 2017, Whiting called: Stroman was holding auditions for a one-night-only performance of “Crazy For You,” the show that originally won her a 1992 Tony Award for best musical. Van Paris knew this was her chance.

“Her shows are known for having a bunch of tall, leggy chorus girls,” Van Paris said, “and even when I was a kid, I was always tall and had long legs.

People would say, ‘Oh, you have to work with Susan Stroman, she would love you!’ It’s been a long time coming for me to be able to work with her.”

But it almost wasn’t meant to be.

Though she made it through several rounds of callbacks, Van Paris lost the job to someone Stroman had worked with before. But she didn’t give up hope; when Stroman confirmed she would bring “Crazy For You” back for additional shows, Van Paris auditioned again, and after three more callbacks, was cast in the show.

“She took a chance on me, and I could not be more grateful,” she said.

Van Paris is a swing for the show, a role she likens to a pinch hitter in baseball. She must learn all eight ensemble parts so that she can step in if someone is unable to perform.

“As a swing, you could be playing

a different character every night,” she said. “It just kind of keeps it fresh and exciting in a totally different way than being in the ensemble.”

“Crazy For You” completed its 4-week lab run early this year. The workshop allowed producers and insiders to view the show and consider providing finances to take it to Broadway. While it is unclear yet whether the show will make it, Van Paris is enjoying the journey.

Her best advice to aspiring theater students? Love every minute of the process.

“You have to love and find the joy in the auditioning process,” she said. “A lot of kids move to the city and don’t look at the audition or the callback as the success.

You have to look at the, ‘I got up at 5 a.m. and auditioned and did really well,’ or ‘I did great at this song,’ as the success.

If you can find the joy in it, you’ll be a happier and much more sane person.”

Another reason Van Paris has been able to succeed? Her support system.

Fellow actress and friend Janet Dickinson echoed the sentiment.

“New York is very hard; you have to have a lot of chutzpah. It’s good to have friends because they can help you out, talk you off the ledge,” she said. “Alex is just so terrific in every way, and I’m just happy to see her finding her feet and finding success.”

For now, Van Paris will wait to hear about the fate of “Crazy For You” and continue to audition in the career field she loves.

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“I lost a dear friend, Colleen Lusk, on October 24, 2013 to cystic fibrosis,” Nossem said. “In addition to another one of my friends, Lauren Yates, who passed from bile duct cancer, Colleen is definitely one of the biggest reasons why I am so passionate about BSUDM, why I got involved initially and why I’ve worked so hard to ensure that people fighting alongside Anna and I can provide a brighter future for kids like Dean and Colleen.”

Muckenfuss said the Riley stories can be “heavy” sometimes, but she is glad to have support from friends like Nossem and Mayika James, another member of Sigma Kappa, who she feels she can be both “light-hearted with” as well as share emotional stories with.

As Muckenfuss and the rest of the participants prepare for this year’s Dance Marathon Saturday, Muckenfuss said she is looking forward to raising money for programs that help children at Riley Hospital every day. Also, it is important to her to make sure that the necessary programs are funded and available for Dean in case his condition ever worsens.

One of the programs that Dance Marathon donates to is Riley Hospital’s

Palliative Care program. For families and children who have been given a terminal diagnosis, the Palliative Care program helps to make the final few days, weeks or months of a child’s life as “fulfilling, happy and normal as they possibly can,” Muckenfuss said.

BSUDM also donates money to Riley Hospital’s Magic Castle Cart, which gives toys to children during their hospital stays. A $1 donation pays for one small stuffed animal giraffe, a popular item on the Magic Castle Cart, but each committee member raises $350 for the program.

Muckenfuss said her desire to be successful in her life as well as with BSUDM comes from her hope that Dean can also grow to adulthood, have a successful life and impact the lives of her children as much as he has affected her life.

“He and all the other Riley kids — they’ve showed me that life is not guaranteed, and your tomorrows aren’t necessarily going to be there,” Muckenfuss said. “Knowing that Dean may live a shorter life, and I could live a very short life too, it tells me that I need to take risks. If he can be brave and do all these hospital stays, pokes and prods by doctors, then I can do anything that I set out to do.”

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